Dohnányi Piano Quintet: “Hungarian goulash”

“Piano Quintet No. 2 in E-flat minor” by Hungarian composer Ernst Dohnányi is the focal piece of this performance, which will include other Hungarian-themed works. Featured musicians are pianist Mariko Kaneda (faculty, Ohio Wesleyan University); violinist Leonid Polonsky (Associate Concertmaster, Columbus Symphony); Gyusun Han (Fourth Chair Violin, Columbus Symphony); Kenichiro Matsuda (viola, Columbus Symphony); and cellist Keith Robinson (Miami String Quartet).

Nexus Saxophone Quartet

Featuring Ryan Alexis (Soprano Saxophone, Worthington Schools); Rob Cebriak (Alto Saxophone, Gahanna Jefferson Schools); Don Nathan (Tenor Saxophone, Worthington Schools [retired]); and Matt Guirreri (Baritone Saxophone, Pickerington Schools); the Nexus Saxophone Quartet will perform a world premiere for four saxophones by HyeKyung Lee (Associate Professor of Composition, Denison University), as well as works by George Gershwin, Samuel Barber, Jean Rivier, and Percy Grainger.

Brahms G-Major Sextet: “Curtis Friends”

Featuring Johannes Brahms’s second sextet in G major, this performance reunites musicians and friends, many of whom attended the renowned Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Musicians include violinist Paul Roby (Philadelphia Orchestra), Lun Jiang (violin, Utah Symphony); Kenichiro Matsuda (viola, Columbus Symphony); Belinda Reuning-Burge (viola, Dayton Philharmonic and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra); Trevor Handy (cello, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra); and Pegsoon Whang (cello, Utah Symphony).